threaten
音標發(fā)音
- 英式音標 ['θret(?)n'θretn]
- 美式音標 [?θret.?n]
- 國際音標 ['θret?n]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- vt. 威脅;恐嚇;預(yù)示
- vi. 威脅;可能來臨
詞根記憶
- 來自threat(n.威脅;兇兆)
同根派生
- adj性質(zhì)的同根詞
- threatened:受到威脅的。
- threatening:危險的;脅迫的;兇兆的。
- adv性質(zhì)的同根詞
- threateningly:威脅地;危險地;險惡地。
- n性質(zhì)的同根詞
- threat:威脅,恐嚇;兇兆。
- v性質(zhì)的同根詞
- threatened:威脅(threaten的過去分詞)。
- threatening:威脅;恐嚇;迫近(threaten的ing形式)。
用法辨析
- threaten的基本意思是“威脅”,指用某物或某些含有威脅意味的話來恐嚇某人使其按照自己的意愿辦事,含有如果不服從,將會產(chǎn)生嚴重的后果的意味。threaten還有“可能會降臨”的意思,指在某事未發(fā)生之前通過某些預(yù)兆來推斷其將會發(fā)生。
- threaten可用作及物動詞,也可用作不及物動詞。用作及物動詞時,后接名詞、代詞、動詞不定式或that從句作賓語,有時還可引出直接引語。
- threaten還可接以that從句充當直接賓語的雙賓語。
- threaten后接介詞with表示“用…來威脅”。
v. (動詞)
英漢例句
- They entreated and threatened, but all this seemed of no avail.
他們時而懇求,時而威脅,但這一切看來都無用。 - The boss threatened to fire her.
老板威脅要開除她。 - Whatever you do, don't threaten people.
無論如何,你也不要去威脅別人。 - He threatened that he would make it public.
他威脅說要公開那件事。 - “Tell me who?” threatened the man.
那人威脅著說:“告訴我是誰?” - The landlord threatened his tenants that he would expel them unless they paid him within a week.
房東威脅房客說,如果一周內(nèi)不付房費給他,將把他們趕走。
用作動詞 (v.)
用作不及物動詞: S+~(+A)
S+~+to- v
用作及物動詞: S+~+ n./pron.
S+~+that-clause
引出直接引語
用作雙賓動詞: S+~+ n./pron. +that-clause
詞組短語
- threaten country 威脅著國家
- threaten crop 危害莊稼
- threaten life 威脅著生存
- threaten town 威脅城鎮(zhèn)
- threaten rain 預(yù)示有雨
用作動詞 (v.)
~+名詞
英英字典
- to tell someone that you will kill or hurt them or cause problems if they do not do what you want
- If a person threatens to do something bad to you, or if they threaten you, they say or imply that they will hurt you in some way, especially if you do not do what they want.
- If something or someone threatens a person or thing, they are likely to harm that person or thing.
- If something bad threatens to happen, it seems likely to happen.
- &rarrsee also threatening
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柯林斯英英字典
專業(yè)釋義
- 威脅
Crime is not only damage the order of society,but also is a threaten to state.
犯罪不僅是對社會秩序的破壞,更是對政治統(tǒng)治的威脅和挑戰(zhàn)。計算機科學技術(shù)
- 威脅
Computer viruses threaten network security.
計算機病毒威脅著網(wǎng)絡(luò)的安全。農(nóng)業(yè)科學
- 受脅